Already I have given too much thought to my feelings about my in-laws Christmas gift of taking my family to Disney world and a week in a condo. Fortunately, they do not know about this blog and so they dont read it.
In short, we were subjected to two days of a Disney advertisement of itself, two days of cultivation of the lowest human impulses, omnivorous consumerism, the delusion that Disney's world is the best world, that magic and dreams all come true, bland food, long lines, dog-and-pony shows, unprecedented hordes of humanity crowding along the streets, 20% of people too lazy to walk and renting electronic wheelchairs although there was nothing visibly wrong with them in fact I even saw some get up and walk from wheelchair to roller coaster...
I was overcome with sadness that so many people want to take photos of strangers dressed in a costume, the children standing next to a plastic Dumbo statue, neon signs of Goofy and fireworks. Yes, people try to take photos of fireworks, which, if you've never tried it, these photos never come out unless you have something much better than a $200 digital camera.
I could go on. I am just thankful and hopeful that I have been to Disney theme parks for the last time in my life.
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